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• NASA says it has yet to receive an notification about Russia's decision to withdraw ISS in 2024

  26-07-2022 23:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Russia will withdraw from the International Space Station (ISS) project 'after 2024' to build its own equivalent, the newly appointed chief of state space agency Roscosmos said Tuesday.
  
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• Human footprints dating back 12,000 years to the ICE AGE are discovered in salt flats of Utah desert

  26-07-2022 21:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ghost tracks refer to ancient footprints that were made in shallow waters, but filled in by sand. The tracks appear when there is enough moisture in the ground, but then disappear again.
  
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• Scientists find unexplained lines of holes 1.7 miles below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean

  26-07-2022 21:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists discovered some unexplained, mysterious holes in the seabed 1.7 miles below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean - and asked Facebook users to help identify them.
  
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• The Great Pacific Garbage Patch: Now 100,000kg smaller

  26-07-2022 20:30 via go.theregister.com
  
  The Ocean Cleanup pulled all that trash in less than a year, and its newest system could collect 10x more A Dutch startup working to remove plastic garbage from the Pacific Ocean said it's marking a major milestone: extracting 100,000 kg (220,462 lbs) of plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP).…
  
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• Cost of living: Inside the 'foodbank' for data

  26-07-2022 20:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The National Databank initiative offers free data to people struggling to pay for connectivity.
  
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• General Motors goes electric with $2.5b US government loan for battery plants

  26-07-2022 19:45 via go.theregister.com
  
  Tesla is not the only biz that can take billions from American taxpayers The US Department of Energy is set to hand General Motors' subsidiary $2.5 billion in loans to help finance the construction of three new EV battery cell plants across the midwest. …
  
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• Russia to pull out of International Space Station

  26-07-2022 19:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Moscow says it now wants to build its own station, ending more than 20 years of cooperation with the US.
  
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• Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner criticize Instagram for 'trying to be like TikTok'

  26-07-2022 19:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kim Kardashin and Kylie Jenner shared a Story to their accounts that pleaded with Instagram to stop being like TikTok and go back to its roots of focusing on photo sharing.
  
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• Air pollution IS causing dementia: UK Government advisers acknowledge link for first time

  26-07-2022 18:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Toxic airborne particles from cars and fossil fuels have long been associated with rapidly increasing rates of the disease in the UK and developed world. Now the link's been confirmed.
  
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• Music industry as tough as it has always been, watchdog says

  26-07-2022 18:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Competition and Markets Authority releases its latest report into the impact of streaming.
  
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• Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner share Instagram criticism

  26-07-2022 18:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Reality TV stars share post telling Instagram to "stop trying to be TikTok".
  
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• Russia's new space chief confirms it will leave ISS after 2024

  26-07-2022 18:05 via go.theregister.com
  
  NASA: First we’ve heard of it Hopes that the departure of Russian space chief Dmitry Rogozin from Roscosmos will improve global space relations have been crushed. New boss Yuri Borisov today confirmed a post-2024 withdrawal from the International Space Station project.…
  
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• MailOnline reviews the first British smartphone for over five years

  26-07-2022 17:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In an attempt to shake up the smartphone industry, London tech company Nothing this month released its first smartphone, the £399 'phone (1)'.
  
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• Covid origin studies say evidence points to Wuhan market

  26-07-2022 17:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One of the researchers said he hoped the studies would correct the false theory that it came from a lab.
  
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• Freezing point climbs to a record high over the Swiss Alps

  26-07-2022 17:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Freezing point in the Swiss Alps has climbed to a new high and broken a 27-year-old record, meteorologists have revealed, as record heatwaves continue to rage across Europe.
  
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• Beware of anyone flirting with you online - it could ruin your relationship, study claims 

  26-07-2022 17:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Reichman University have revealed how online flirtations can make your current partner less appealing in the real world.
  
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• James Webb, Halley's Comet might be set for cosmic dust-up

  26-07-2022 16:45 via go.theregister.com
  
  Comet debris is right in JWST's path, and could further damage its sensitive mirror The James Webb Space Telescope is predicted to pass through Halley's Comet's debris trail next year, meaning that particles could further endanger its sensitive primary mirror.…
  
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• James Webb, Halley's Comet may be set for cosmic dust-up

  26-07-2022 16:45 via go.theregister.com
  
  Comet debris is right in JWST's path, and could further damage its sensitive mirror The James Webb Space Telescope is predicted to pass through Halley's Comet's debris trail next year, meaning that particles could further endanger its sensitive primary mirror.…
  
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• AOC’s Green New Deal Soul Mate, Sen. Ed Markey, Calls For Ban On Drilling And Declaration Of Climate Emergency

  26-07-2022 16:22 via technocracy.news
  Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) originally rolled out the “Green New Deal” with Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez in February 2019 that would “create millions of good, high-wage jobs in the United States, provide unprecedented levels of prosperity and economic security for Americans, and counteract systemic injustices – all while addressing the existential challenge of climate change.” Even as we sink into the economic abyss, Markey is calling for total stoppage of drilling in the
  
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• DNA Can Be Engineered To Kill Individuals, Families Or Entire Ethnicities

  26-07-2022 16:00 via technocracy.news
  
  DNA has been quietly and yet aggressively collected by the major super powers, but much of that is already in private hands to sell to the highest bidder. Genetic engineering is firmly entrenched in militaries and could be used as the ultimate stealth weapons to conquer entire continents. Wipe out classes of food? Kill all caucasians, blacks or orientals? Left-handed, green-eyed short men of European descent? No problem. ⁃ TN EditorA member of the U.S. House Intelligence Committee warned t
  
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• Eric Schmidt: AI Is As Powerful As Nukes

  26-07-2022 15:37 via technocracy.news
  Eric Schmidt is a top global technocrat and heir apparent of Henry Kissinger, both members of the elitist Trilateral Commission that is the headwaters of modern Technocracy. To compare AI to nuclear bombs is a misnomer because nuclear bombs actually destroy matter while AI is still struggling to drive a car in a straight line. Is Schmidt signaling that AI will become a weapon of mass destruction? ⁃ TN EditorFormer Google CEO Eric Schmidt compared AI to nuclear weapons and called for a
  
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• Another out of control 21-ton Chinese rocket is falling to Earth

  26-07-2022 15:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts fear that debris from a 21-ton Long March 5B rocket, which was launched to space from the province of Hainan on Sunday, may fail to fully burn up as it re-enters Earth's atmosphere.
  
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• Russia to withdraw from the International Space Station after 2024 and focus on its own station 

  26-07-2022 14:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Russia will withdraw from the International Space Station (ISS) project 'after 2024' to build its own equivalent, the newly appointed chief of state space agency Roscosmos said Tuesday.
  
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• Eutelsat and OneWeb to join forces across orbits in $3.4b merger

  26-07-2022 14:16 via go.theregister.com
  
  LEO and GEO orbit covered in satellite broadband handshake OneWeb and Eutelsat have signed a memorandum of understanding intended to create a mega multi-orbit satellite broadband provider.…
  
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• Owning a cat while pregnant increases the risk of DEPRESSION, study claims

  26-07-2022 13:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study from the University of Toyama has found that owning a cat while pregnant increases the risk of postpartum depression, while dogs reduce the risk of that and other mental health issues.
  
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• Facial recognition cameras in Co-Op stores are 'adding customers to watch-lists'

  26-07-2022 13:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Big Brother Watch said the independent grocery chain had installed the tech in 35 stores across Portsmouth, Bournemouth, Bristol, Brighton and Hove, Chichester, Southampton and London.
  
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• Your Final Resting Place Could Be a Coffin Made of Mushrooms

  26-07-2022 13:00
  
  Loop wants to rebuild the world with ecological structures made of fungal mycelium. Its proof of concept? Living coffins.
  
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• EV Makers Think They’ve Figured Out What Women Want

  26-07-2022 13:00
  
  Men are more likely to buy electric vehicles, and carmakers are eager to diversify their base. But what will it take to close the gender gap?
  
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• Satellite firms Eutelsat and OneWeb aim to combine operations

  26-07-2022 12:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The French company is set to merge with the satellite firm pulled from bankruptcy by the UK government.
  
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• Amazon Prime price increase: Users threaten to cancel their subscriptions

  26-07-2022 12:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amazon Prime users are furious after receiving an email announcing that the subscription fee for the delivery and streaming service will be increasing by 20 per cent as of September 15.
  
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• iPhone users say Apple's new iOS 15.6 update is RUINING their battery life

  26-07-2022 12:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While many iPhone users have eagerly downloaded the update already, several have reported that iOS 15.6 is affecting their battery life.
  
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• Facial recognition cameras in Southern Co-Op stores are 'adding customers to watch-lists'

  26-07-2022 12:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Big Brother Watch said the independent grocery chain had installed the tech in 35 stores across Portsmouth, Bournemouth, Bristol, Brighton and Hove, Chichester, Southampton and London.
  
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• Scientists transform dead spiders into 'necrobots' that can serve as mechanical grippers 

  26-07-2022 12:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Rice University in Texas have turned spider corpses into mechanical gripping robots that can lift 130 per cent of their own body weight and be used to manipulate circuit boards.
  
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• Worst robotic accidents in history - after chess robot breaks seven-year-old boy's finger in Russia

  26-07-2022 11:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Recent footage shows a young chess player having his finger broken by a robot in Moscow - but previous incidents involving robotic systems have been more deadly.
  
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• Amazon Prime users threaten to CANCEL their subscriptions following a price hike to £8.99 a month 

  26-07-2022 10:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amazon Prime users are furious after receiving an email announcing that the subscription fee for the delivery and streaming service will be increasing by 20 per cent as of September 15.
  
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• Experts warn transition to private space stations won't happen anytime soon

  26-07-2022 07:32 via go.theregister.com
  
  As NASA launches 11th annual ISS Research and Development Conference NASA will have to continue relying on international cooperation to keep the International Space Station (ISS) ticking over to 2030 and beyond, despite plans to replace the laboratory with private commercial space stations. …
  
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• Climate change: UK cities warned of wildfire risk

  26-07-2022 05:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fire chiefs in rural areas say lessons they learned in hot dry summers must be urgently applied in cities.
  
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• Amazon Prime subscription price raised by £1 a month

  26-07-2022 04:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The £1-a-month rise comes after years in which the streaming service paid millions for football rights.
  
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• Scientists have shown for the first time that the loss of the Y-chromosome can harm the heart

  26-07-2022 02:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Age-related loss of the Y-chromosome - the part of human DNA that is unique to males - raises men's risk of potentially life-threatening heart problems as they get older, new research suggests.
  
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• Digital India: How India's digital revolution is connecting millions

  26-07-2022 02:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Access to the internet has transformed the lives of millions in India.
  
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• A mind-reading combat jet for the future

  26-07-2022 01:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Tempest fighter jet will have artificial intelligence tech to monitor and help the pilot.
  
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• Heavy drinking during the pandemic may add £5.2billion to our NHS tab and lead to 25,000 deaths

  26-07-2022 01:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Heavier drinking habits picked up during the pandemic - and not left behind - could cause an extra 25,000 deaths and cost the NHS £5.2billion over the next 20 years, scientists have warned
  
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• Convenience store spy cameras face legal challenge

  26-07-2022 01:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Big Brother Watch campaigners says the "Orwellian" cameras at Southern Co-op shops breach people's rights.
  
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• Amazon is to increase the price of its Prime subscription for UK customers

  26-07-2022 01:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The US technology giant said it will increase the price of Prime from £7.99 each month to £8.99 from September 15 for new customers, or on the date of the customer's next renewal.
  
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• Pepsi, Starbucks and McDonald's use TikTok challenges to encourage users to market unhealthy food

  26-07-2022 00:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Deakin University revealed how brands not only use their own TikTok accounts for promotional activity, but also encourage viewers to market their products for them.
  
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• AI can spot patterns in the brain linked to Alzheimer's, schizophrenia and autism

  26-07-2022 00:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The AI is capable of detecting autism, schizophrenia and Alzheimer's before the symptoms set in. Scientists say it could one day spot Alzheimer's 20 years earlier.
  
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• Smart necklace tracks a wearer's health through SWEAT

  26-07-2022 00:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The smart necklace includes a sensor that sits on the back of the neck to capture glucose and serotonin levels of the wearer.
  
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• Tesla's Full Self Driving Beta navigates very crooked 'drunk' lane lines in California city  

  26-07-2022 00:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tesla's Full Self Driving Beta was able to navigate a crooked 'drunk' lane as the electric vehicle firm unveiled massive new casting machines that will simplify production at its factories.
  
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